He belongs to a
Sindhi Sufi family involved in the arts: his grandfather, Ghulam Ali Masroor, who went by the pen-name
Faqeer, wrote Sufi poetry in six languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki and English), while his father,
Beydil Masroor, is a musician and writer who also served as senior director/producer for
PTV for some 35 years. His mother
Beena Masroor is an actress. Paras inherits his interest in the arts from them, as he is involved in sculpture, painting, drawing and music as well (he can play the
tabla and the guitar). He got his
Master's in
sociology and
mass communications from the
Karachi University before studying acting at the
NAPA. ==Career==